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Farsight's otherworldly experience

The Farsight Christmas party was a magical sight for all to behold. We met at the Farsight office to begin our night and give out tickets for entry and wristbands for drinks. After some much needed group photos (We don’t scrub up this well that often!) we were soon on our way to The Roundhouse in Derby.

It was my first experience of a Farsight Christmas as well as my first experience of the Roundhouse and I was not disappointed! I had heard rumours of what may lay in wait for me but it exceeded all expectations. I walked into what can only be described as a Wonderland. The walls of the huge circular room were adorned with fairy lights and from the ceiling large lanterns have been hung. The floor was covered in a green carpet not dissimilar to grass and poison ivy hung from the mirrors that hung on the walls. The three long bars were arched with tree trunks, and branches and mystical creatures roamed among us. It really was like stepping into a whole new world.

In the centre of the room was the stage

and dance floor and all around the outside

were the tables with glorious candle centrepieces.

Dinner was served as a military operation. You

saw there waiting staff pour from the kitchen

doors in teams of 8, and together they would

surround a table and almost in unison would

place your food in front of you, it was a beautiful

thing to watch! I almost thought it was part of the

evenings entertainment, that was until the actual

entertainment took the floor.

With a mix of circus acrobatics, flying swings,

stilted creatures and choreographed fast moving

dance routines I could barely keep my eyes on what

I was eating (Which was delicious, by the way).

The dancers came in a steady flow and there was

never a dull moment. The outfits were fascinating

and the movements were outlandish, even

memorising – it all fitted perfectly with the décor

and the atmosphere of the evening.

During the lull between courses (dessert was amazing selection of 3 mini desserts) I snuck off to the bar (the wristbands we had purchased allowed unlimited drinks all night) to see what other wonders were in store.

I soon found some people walking off down

a large corridor I hadn’t noticed on my way

into the building (I blame the snow queen looking

character). I decided to follow them and found myself

in a room which was a mixture of a casino and fairground.

A sign near the entry instructed me that any gambling

was just for fun and all profits went to charity. I watched

in bemusement as a man in a 3-piece suit attempted to

dangle from a metal bar for two minutes in the hopes to

win his date a teddy; unfortunately, he fell with only

30 seconds left on the clock.

As I exclaimed what a brilliant idea this was, a member of staff ask whether I had seen what was outside – taking my puzzled look as an answer they led me outside to discovered something else I had missed on my entry – and it was pretty hard to miss in all honesty!

“It was amazing,” Stated the newest member of our team, Resourcer Parris. “I have never been to a Christmas party quite like that before.” The rest of the team murmured their agreement when asked for their opinion of the Christmas party. It’s pretty clear to see, when Farsight want to do anything (and I mean, anything) then they really go all out!

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